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Document | Title | Date |
20080210823 | Control Device for Locking and Unlocking and Aircraft Door and Aircraft Door that Integrates Such a Device - A control device for locking and unlocking a door includes a handle ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080277530 | VENT DOOR SYSTEM WITH LEVER MECHANISM - An aircraft vent door system includes a vent door for a vent on an aircraft door. A cam, having a groove, is disposed on the vent door. The system also includes a movement assembly, which includes a roller disposed within the groove, and a lever coupled to the movement assembly. A portion of the lever extends beyond and proximate to the perimeter of the vent door. A second lever may also be attached to the aircraft door. The first lever pivots in response to the movement of the movement assembly, and urges the second lever to pivot. The second lever, in turn, urges the vent door open, thereby overcoming the sticking effect of, for example, built up ice or other obstructions. | 11-13-2008 |
20090014591 | RETRACTABLE AERODYNAMIC DEVICE PERMITTING THE CONTROL OF THE WAKE TRAJECTORY OF AN AIRCRAFT TRAP - The invention relates to an aircraft ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090045288 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A SWING TAIL ON AN AIRCRAFT - A method and apparatus for aligning a swing tail cargo door. An alignment system comprises an alignment ramp, a set of pull-in hook mechanisms, and a set of lock trains. The alignment ramp may be configured for initial alignment between a swing tail cargo door and an aircraft fuselage during closing of the swing tail cargo door. The set of pull-in hook mechanisms may be disposed along an interface between the swing tail cargo door and the aircraft fuselage and may be capable of a final alignment between the swing tail cargo door and the aircraft fuselage during the closing of the swing tail cargo door. The set of lock trains may be disposed along the interface and may be capable of locking a plurality of latch actuators in the latched position. | 02-19-2009 |
20090057490 | Deceleration device for a cockpit door for decelerating in case of decompression - A deceleration device for a movable component in an aircraft, the device having a deformation component, wherein the deformation component includes a deformation tool, a deformation body with a deformable region, and a guide device. The deformation tool and the deformation body can be made to engage each other in such a manner by means of the guide device that in the case of movement of the deformation body and of the deformation tool relative to each other the deformable region of the deformation body can be deformed by the deformation tool. | 03-05-2009 |
20090072089 | AIRCRAFT DOOR ASSEMBLY, AND AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE COMPRISING SUCH AN AIRCRAFT DOOR ASSEMBLY - An aircraft door assembly of an aircraft, having a fuselage with a door opening and a door frame, encompassing an aircraft door fittable in the door frame. The door includes a door structure having an outer skin and is liftable from a locked closed position into a unlocked closed position, pivotable into an open position located outside the door frame and outside the fuselage, pivotable from the open position back into the unlocked closed position, and lowerable into the locked closed position such that in the locked closed position, a door gap is present between the door frame and a door edge. The gap defines a space for lifting and lowering the door. The door also includes, on its outer side and on a door edge region, a door gap covering element that extends over the door gap onto the outer side of the aircraft fuselage and covers the door gap, when the door is in the locked closed position. The door gap covering element is fastened onto the door structure and is movable relative to the outer side of the outer skin. | 03-19-2009 |
20090078826 | AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED CABIN DOOR MADE OF FIBER COMPOSITE - An aircraft pressurized cabin door includes an integral door structure unit made of fiber composite, the unit including an outer skin and a door framework arranged on an inner side of the outer skin. The framework includes a plurality of edge supports and a plurality of longitudinal supports extending in a width direction between the edge supports so as to form door framework interstices delimited by the inner side of the outer skin, by the edge supports and by the longitudinal supports. The door framework interstices are configured in a manner open toward the inner side of the door. | 03-26-2009 |
20090095841 | Hinge Cover Integration Into Door Seal Edges - An aircraft door includes a seal that integrates a flexible silicone seal portion and a rigid blade seal portion into a single continuous seal around the mold line gap between the door and frame. The arrangement allows for the use of space saving piano hinges to mount the door. The seal includes a rigid blade seal around three edges of the door and a flexible hinge cover seal adjacent to the hinge edge of the door. The flexible hinge cover seal is bonded to terminal blocks which in turn can be mounted to the door edge and to the door frame such that the flexible hinge cover seal covers the mold line gap adjacent to the hinge. | 04-16-2009 |
20090146009 | Actuating Device - An actuator is configured for transmitting a force or torque to a load. In one example configuration, the actuator includes an input device configured to apply an output force. A backstopping clutch is configured to transmit torque only in the input direction and to prevent back-driving of the input device. An overrunning clutch is configured to include a driven member moved in response to the transmitted torque in the input direction. The load may be moved in response to the driven member, or the load may be moved by a force applied directly to the load. | 06-11-2009 |
20090152398 | Device for limiting the deflection of a door arranged in a fuselage cell of an aircraft - The invention relates to a device for limiting the deflection of a door ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090166474 | Baggage Accommodation Device - A baggage accommodation device for an aircraft, which device comprises a plurality of first rollers and a container, wherein the container comprises a base plate. The plurality of first rollers are arranged on the base plate, and the baggage accommodation device is designed such that it is sufficiently stable for said baggage accommodation device to be able to be moved into and out of the aircraft. | 07-02-2009 |
20090173825 | AIRCRAFT DOOR WITH OVERSIZING - An aircraft fuselage section is provided in which an outer skin construction provides at least one door opening having a width, such that it is divided by at least one rib of the fuselage skeleton of the aircraft fuselage section into multiple opening areas. | 07-09-2009 |
20090194637 | AIRCRAFT DOOR - A cabin door assembly is provided for use with a pressurized aircraft. The assembly includes two door halves for engaging the fuselage of the aircraft. Structurally, each door half includes a waist section integral with an adjoining tapered section. Further, the assembly includes an activator that is mounted on the fuselage and attached to the door halves. Specifically, the activator is attached to each door half to concertedly move each door half between a closed configuration and an open configuration. In the closed configuration, the door halves are sealed to the fuselage and to each other for pressurization of the aircraft. In the open configuration, the door halves extend outwardly from the fuselage to allow for aircraft ingress and egress. | 08-06-2009 |
20090272847 | AFT INLET DUCT MOUNTED DOOR ACTUATOR - An inlet door system including an aft inlet duct mounted door actuator providing RAM air to an auxiliary power unit (APU) contained within an aircraft is provided. The inlet door system includes an inlet duct, the aft inlet duct mounted door actuator, and a door. The inlet duct is configured to extend from the auxiliary power unit to the aircraft housing and has a sidewall that defines a flow passage. The door actuator is mounted to an exterior surface of the aft portion of the inlet duct. The door is coupled to the actuator. The actuator is configured to selectively rotate the door between at least a first position and a second position. | 11-05-2009 |
20090308977 | AIRCRAFT DOORWAY - The invention concerns a doorway in an aircraft fuselage comprising a door frame in which a door is mounted, this frame comprising an outer framework, an inner framework and a core placed between the inner framework and the outer framework, capable of absorbing energy from an impact, the core being a stiffener made of composite material having an accordion shape. | 12-17-2009 |
20090308978 | Relief valve for being arranged on an opening of a fuselage shell of an aircraft, fuselage part with such a relief valve and aircraft fuselage - The invention pertains to a relief valve ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090314893 | Door Structure for a Compartment in the Fuselage or Wing of an Aircraft - The door structure comprises a hatch pivoted about a fixed axis of rotation such that it rotates between a closed position and an open position which is substantially positioned at 90° to the closed position, a release unit mounted on the hatch and arranged to carry in a releasable way a load, and a plurality of driving mechanisms for causing the hatch to rotate between the open and closed positions about the axis of rotation. | 12-24-2009 |
20100001136 | AIRCRAFT DOOR AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An external door for use in accessing a cargo area of an aircraft fuselage. The door includes a locking system, a latching system, a lock monitoring system, an uplock used to secure the door in an open position, and an actuating system that assists in at least one of opening and closing the door. The locking system works by interfering with the movement of the latching system components. The locking system includes a monitoring device that prevents the aircraft from being pressurized in case of a malfunction in the locking system. The latching system includes a handle locking system that prevents operation of the latch handle by accident or by ground loading or flight forces. The systems of the door are preferably manually operated, and utilize rigid members. | 01-07-2010 |
20100019089 | A Door for opening and closing a door aperture in an aircraft - An aircraft door is disclosed comprising a first ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100051748 | FLUSH-MOUNTED LATCHING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A latch assembly for a door is provided. The latch assembly includes a force actuated locking mechanism having a depressable actuator, a sleeve coupled to an inside surface of the door, wherein the sleeve includes a cylindrical opening configured to receive at least a portion of the force actuated locking mechanism therein and maintain the force actuated locking mechanism with respect to the door. The latch assembly also includes a flexible membrane oriented such that the depressable actuator is operable through the flexible membrane. | 03-04-2010 |
20100059628 | SLIDE DOOR DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT - A slide door device for an aircraft includes an upper guide roller at a tip end of an upper arm provided at an upper part of a slide door and a lower guide roller at a tip end of a lower arm provided at a lower part of the slide door that are rollably engaged with an upper guide rail and a lower guide rail that are fixed along an upper edge and a lower edge of a door opening frame formed in a fuselage of an aircraft, respectively. An intermediate guide roller, provided at a tip end of an intermediate arm provided in a door opening, is rollably engaged with an intermediate guide rail that is fixed to an inner surface of the slide door, while smoothly guiding the slide door with the upper guide rail, the lower guide rail, and the intermediate guide rail. | 03-11-2010 |
20100096505 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A DOOR WHICH IS PIVOTABLY RECEIVED IN A FUSELAGE AIRFRAME OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a device for supporting a door which is pivotably received in a fuselage airframe of an aircraft, with a counter bearing arranged in the region of a doorframe and a thrust bearing located opposite in the region of the door. | 04-22-2010 |
20100140406 | MULTI-FUNCTION ROTARY ACCESS DOOR - A method and apparatus comprising a frame and a door. The door may be moveably connected to the frame. The door may be capable of being rotated in the frame between a closed position and an open position to provide access to an opening of a vehicle body without moving the door outside of a mold line of the vehicle body. | 06-10-2010 |
20100140407 | LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SYSTEM FOR THE COCKPIT DOOR OF AN AIRCRAFT AND DOOR WITH SUCH A SYSTEM - Embodiments relate to a locking and unlocking system of a separation door separating a cockpit from a cabin of an aircraft. In one embodiment, a system comprises a set of electrically controlled bolts configured to lock the door, a control unit configured to electrically control the set of bolts, a first manual control connected to the control unit, installed in the cockpit and configured to unlock the door, a second manual control connected to the control unit, installed in the cabin and configured to unlock the door, an accelerometer to detect a crash, and a switching relay to control automatic unlocking of the door when a crash of the aircraft is detected, the relay connected to the accelerometer, the control unit and the set of bolts. | 06-10-2010 |
20100170992 | CONVEYOR DEVICE INTENDED IN PARTICULAR FOR LUGGAGE IN AN AIRCRAFT HOLD - A device intended for a hold that can receive containers and luggage simultaneously. The hold includes a freight loading system including rollers defining a rolling surface on which a container can move with the movement of the rollers. The device includes a unit including conveyor belts disposed longitudinally in the hold one after the other such as to extend over at least part of the length of the hold. Each conveyor belt includes an upper section configured to receive an object to be moved and each conveyor belt can move between a first raised position in which the upper section of the belt is located above the rolling surface defined by the rollers of the freight loading system and a second position in which the upper section of the belt is located below the rolling surface. | 07-08-2010 |
20100206988 | Temporarily installed aircraft observer door plug, chair, sonotube ejection and control system - The system and apparatus of the present invention is generally comprised of a non-dedicated, temporarily installed, aircraft observer bubble door, chair, sonotube ejection system, mission electronics LRU rack and workstation assembly which are affixed to the Air Deployment System (ADS) rails, cargo tie down “D” rings, seat belt restraint ring bolt sockets, and litter bar of a host aircraft, thereby precluding the requirement for dedicated airframe modifications. One embodiment of the present invention also utilizes a multi-axis, articulated, foldable chair temporarily installed in conjunction with a segmented or one piece pressurized observer bubble door plug and door retraction system. The door plug assembly is designed to accommodate the simultaneous use of a sonotube stores launch system, a missile defense system, and an observer bubble window. The door plug also accommodates fitment around the envelope of a special mission strut which extends through the interior to the exterior of the host aircraft beneath the door plug's lower periphery. The door plug is also moveably mounted within a temporary retraction rail system which interfaces mechanically to the permanent door retraction rails and the aircraft floor or ADS rail system. When the host aircraft is not equipped with an ADS rail system, the retract rails, chair stanchion, mission electronics racks, and workstation assemblies are mounted to an adaptive floor plate (AFP) which can be modified to interface with various cargo floor “D” rings, or other cargo tie down mechanisms and bolt patterns such that several types of dissimilar aircraft can utilize the subject apparatus either with or without ADS rails installed. Once installed the subject apparatus can be stowed outboard of the fuselage cargo transit envelope to permit use of the ADS rail system in-flight, without affecting normal air drop operations, crew egress, the flight performance envelope, or emergency procedures of the host aircraft. | 08-19-2010 |
20100213317 | Door hinge and door arrangement - A door hinge ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100237193 | DOOR STRUCTURE OF AIRCRAFT RESTROOM - There is provided a space-saving and compact swing type door structure of an aircraft restroom, in which a door is automatically closed and which is easy to use for a passenger using the restroom. The swing type door ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100252682 | FUSELAGE NOSE DOOR - The present invention relates to a fuselage nose door for sealing an opening in the hull of an aircraft. In order to make loading and unloading as efficient as possible, a door shell is proposed that is movably held between a closed setting and an open setting by a bearing device, wherein the door shell can be pivoted and shifted in relation to the bearing device. The invention also relates to an aircraft with such fuselage nose door. In addition, the invention also relates to a method for opening and closing an opening in the hull of an aircraft with a fuselage nose door, which has a door shell that is movably held by a bearing device between the closed setting and open setting, wherein the door shell is pivoted and shifted in relation to the bearing device in the opening and closing process. | 10-07-2010 |
20100276543 | AIRCRAFT DOOR AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT DOOR OF THIS TYPE - An aircraft door includes an outer skin configured as a panel structure; and a rear body structure configured as an integral cast structure and operatively connected to the panel structure so as to provide rigidity. | 11-04-2010 |
20100294887 | PRESSURISED AIRCRAFT DOOR EQUIPPED WITH A VENT FLAP - The invention relates to a pressurised aircraft door that minimises risk of ingress of precipitation inside the aircraft, while maintaining venting of the aircraft before unlocking the door. | 11-25-2010 |
20100294888 | AIRCRAFT OPENING PANEL, ESPECIALLY AN AIRPLANE CABIN DOOR | 11-25-2010 |
20110042517 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING AN AIRCRAFT DOOR, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - An aircraft door closing device, and an aircraft incorporating such a device. The door includes a leaf and, connected to the aircraft fuselage, a frame including an opening configured to take the leaf, the leaf adopting a closed position to block the opening and another position to reveal the opening. The device includes a bearing mechanism, some on the leaf and some on the frame, each formed by a crenelated structure, two crenelated structures being arranged such that the teeth of one pass through notches of the other as the leaf moves from one position to the other, and such that the teeth of the leaf structure bear, in the closed position, on the inside face of the corresponding teeth of the frame structure. | 02-24-2011 |
20110049299 | Aircraft Cabin Door Pressure Vent System - Disclosed is an aircraft door including a handle-activated pressure relief system that avoids potentially dangerous pressure differences between the cabin and the atmosphere outside the aircraft. A flow path is created between the inboard and outboard handles on the door. A pressure vent door is located in the flow path. The vent door being is opened when either of the inboard and outboard handle assemblies are activated. Once either handle is rotated beyond a particular point, a spring in the supporting mechanics becomes over-center. At the same time, the vent door comes under the influence of a magnet, snapping the vent open. After the door has been opened, it can be relatched by operating the handles in the reverse direction. The magnet and spring hold the vent door open until the aircraft door is fully latched, sealed, and secured. Only then does the vent door sealingly close. | 03-03-2011 |
20110315822 | DOOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A door apparatus includes a door, actuating mechanism, and tie rod mechanism, the actuating mechanism actuating the tie rod mechanism to impart a substantially translating motion to the door. The actuating mechanism can include a drive yoke coupled to the tie rod mechanism with a one-way coupling. The tie rod mechanism can include a primary tie rod coupled to a secondary tie rod coupled to a latch. In another aspect a door apparatus includes an actuator, a first door, a second door, a first linkage assembly coupling the actuator to the first door, and a second linkage assembly coupling the first door to the second door, the actuator configured to activate the first linkage assembly to move the first door, the first door imparting motion to the second linkage assembly to move the second door in a synchronous and opposite motion with respect to the motion of the first door. | 12-29-2011 |
20120025022 | FUSELAGE STRUCTURE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A fuselage structure, particularly an aircraft door ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120032028 | ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A VENT DOOR - An actuating mechanism ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120061517 | AIRCRAFT - An aircraft capable of hovering, and having a fuselage in turn having a nose, a tail portion at the opposite end to the nose, and a cabin interposed between the nose and the tail portion; the cabin has a loading opening at the opposite end to the nose, and a first wall movable between a closed position engaging at least one portion of the loading opening, and an open position allowing free access to the portion of the loading opening; and, working from the tail portion towards the nose, the first wall in the open position extends on the opposite side of a first edge of the loading opening with respect to a second edge, opposite the first edge, of the loading opening. | 03-15-2012 |
20120085865 | Door Assembly, in Particular for a Helicopter, Provided with an Emergency Release Device - A door assembly, in particular for a helicopter, has a post; a door fitted to the post by a first and second hinge arranged on an outer wall of the post, so as to rotate about a hinge axis to open and close a door opening; and an emergency release device having a release handle, and a stem which extends through the post along a release axis substantially perpendicular to the hinge axis, rotates axially, in response to operation of the release handle, from a first to a second angular position to detach the door from the post, and is fixed at one axial end to the first hinge; the release handle being connected to the stem to rotate together with the stem about its release axis. | 04-12-2012 |
20120187247 | Manhole assembly in the lower skin of an aircraft wing made of a composite material - A manhole assembly in the lower skin ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120217347 | AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK ACCESS COVER AND AN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK - An aircraft fuel tank access cover comprises an inner door, an outer door and a clamping arrangement for clamping the doors together about an access aperture in the skin of the fuel tank. The clamping arrangement comprises a bolt in-moulded in a generally central part of the inner door and or external nut. The doors have reinforcing rib arrangements to spread the clamping load to the peripheral edges thereof. | 08-30-2012 |
20120228429 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A vehicle has a passenger section, a control section and a door positioned between the passenger section and the control section. The door has an indented region on a side of the door facing the control section when the door is in a closed position, where the indented region has a surface. The vehicle also includes a second surface. A locking mechanism has a first locking portion, a second locking portion and a connecting portion connecting the first locking portion and the second locking portion. The locking mechanism locks the door in the closed position when the first locking portion engages the surface of the indented region and the second locking portion engages the second surface. | 09-13-2012 |
20120261511 | Vehicle Elevator Systems and Methods - Ground-accessing elevator systems and methods are provided for transporting personnel between the ground level and one or more decks of multi-level vehicle such as a fixed-wing aircraft. The vehicle elevator systems and methods may be implemented using a multi-track guide rail system configured to guide an elevator car between the ground and two or more levels within a vehicle. The multi-track guide rail system may include an intra-vehicle track fixed to the vehicle structure and configured to guide the elevator car between decks of the vehicle, and a separate deployment track may be configured to telescope downward from the intra-vehicle guide rail track to guide the elevator car during deployment to the ground from the vehicle. | 10-18-2012 |
20120292447 | ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SECONDARY DOOR - An attachment assembly for securing a secondary door to a mating structure may include a door frame and at least one telescoping structural pin disposable within a side of the door frame. The structural pin may be extendable from a retracted position to a deployed position into the mating structure. | 11-22-2012 |
20120305708 | INTEGRALLY STIFFENED PANEL - The integrally stiffened panel includes one or more stiffeners oriented in one direction, and one or more stiffeners oriented in a different direction. The stiffeners are integral with a sheet member and intersect at a joint. The joint is configured to incorporate a pocket at the stiffener intersections. The pocket geometry is inverse to the stiffener geometry, and thereby provides moment and stiffness continuity across the joint and between adjacent intersecting stiffeners. | 12-06-2012 |
20130043349 | CARRIER ARM ARRANGEMENT, DOOR AND TRANSPORT MEANS - The present disclosure relates to a door for a transport means, which structurally provides the largest possible door width. Using a movable carrier arm device, the width of the door aperture can be reduced with little complexity from about 42 inches (Type “A”) as an additional equipment option to about 34 inches (Type “C”). To this end, the movable, for example, foldable, carrier arm device is provided which, when the door opens, automatically moves from a retracted position to an extended position in order to reduce the door aperture width to a value which has been predetermined for evacuation. Afterwards, the extended carrier arm device can be folded in again. In this manner, it may be possible to increase the comfort for the passengers and the crew when the aircraft is in the normal operating state since the carrier arm device provides a greater aperture width in the retracted position. | 02-21-2013 |
20130075527 | DEVICE FOR MANOEUVRING, ON THE GROUND, A DOOR OF AN AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR - The invention relates to a device for manoeuvring, on the ground, a door of an aircraft landing gear, the door being linked with door manoeuvring means and uplock means for locking the door when it reaches the closed position, at least one unlocking electromechanical actuator arranged to act upon the uplock means with a view to deactivating them during opening of the door in flight. According to the invention, the device comprises control means | 03-28-2013 |
20130075528 | AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WITH DOOR STOPPERS ATTACHED TO A DOOR FRAME BULKHEAD - An aircraft fuselage includes at least one opening that can be closed by a flap or door, which comes to abut against at least one door stopper that is arranged on a fuselage-side door frame bulkhead and transfers the impact forces into an intermediate costal for diversion into an aircraft structure that encompasses bulkheads, wherein the door frame bulkhead exhibits an opening, through which an impact section of the door stopper extends, wherein a fastening plate section adjoining the latter comes to abut the rear side of the door frame bulkhead, which interacts with means for directly introducing the impact forces from the door stopper into the intermediate costal. | 03-28-2013 |
20130082143 | Access Door Assembly and Method of Making the Same - In another embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided an access door assembly for joining to a structure. The access door assembly has an access door with at least one access door nonlinear edge. The access door assembly further has a support structure with at least one support structure nonlinear edge. The access door assembly further has a doubler element attached to an interior side of the support structure. The support structure nonlinear edge is designed to interlace with the access door nonlinear edge to form an access door assembly for joining to a structure, the access door assembly having an interlaced nonlinear edge interface. A diameter of the doubler element of the access door assembly is preferably reduced as compared to a diameter of a doubler element of an access door assembly having a linear or circular edge, such that the reduced diameter preferably results in an overall reduced weight of the access door assembly and the structure to which the access door assembly is joined. | 04-04-2013 |
20130105630 | COVER PLATE, DOOR COVERING AND AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT | 05-02-2013 |
20130161448 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A PASSENGER AIRCRAFT TO A CARGO AIRCRAFT - An aircraft-conversion method of converting a passenger aircraft to a cargo aircraft, includes selecting a passenger aircraft, and converting the aircraft to a cargo aircraft by changing a door of the aircraft to accommodate loading and unloading of cargo. The selecting step may involve an all-passenger aircraft, and the converting step may include removing all seats from the aircraft. A system for converting a passenger aircraft with a passenger door for passenger entry and exit to a cargo aircraft includes aircraft-door conversion structure constructed to replace the passenger door with a cargo door that allows loading and unloading of cargo on the aircraft via the cargo door. A converted cargo aircraft includes an aircraft body, and aircraft-door conversion structure constructed to replace the passenger door with a cargo door that allows loading and unloading of cargo on the aircraft via the cargo door. | 06-27-2013 |
20130200214 | LOW PROFILE JETTISONABLE DOOR SYSTEM - A jettisonable door system for an aircraft includes an upper hinge having a forward portion that is hingedly coupled to an airframe of the aircraft, the upper hinge having an aft portion that is releasably secured to an upper outboard plate with an upper pin. The jettisonable door system further includes a lower hinge having a forward portion that is hingedly coupled to the airframe of the aircraft, the upper hinge having an aft portion that is releasably secured to a lower outboard plate with a lower pin. A rotation of the upper pin releases the upper hinge from the upper outboard plate and a rotation of the lower pin releases the lower hinge from the lower outboard plate. | 08-08-2013 |
20130256458 | EMERGENCY OPENING SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT CABIN DOOR - An emergency opening system ( | 10-03-2013 |
20130264424 | AIRCRAFT DOOR INSTALLATION - An aircraft exterior door installation with a door attached to an airframe. A damper is arranged to damp motion of the door as it is opened by rotating it away from the airframe. A coupling mechanism couples the damper with the door over an opening damping range and decouples the damper from the door at the end of the opening damping range. The damper does not damp the motion of the door as it opens beyond the opening damping range. Instead of damping the door over its full range of motion, it is only damped over a limited inner range of its motion. A further advantage of decoupling the door and the damper is that the damper does not need to extend into the airflow to the same extent as the door, thus minimising aerodynamic drag. | 10-10-2013 |
20130284855 | GUIDING MECHANISM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A CARGO DOOR OF AN AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT WITH SUCH A GUIDING MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A CARGO DOOR OF AN AIRCRAFT - A guiding mechanism is disclosed for moving a cargo door into extended cargo door positions to open and into a retracted cargo door position to close at least one section of an opening of a loading hatch on a fuselage of an aircraft. A first structural component in the form of the cargo door is pivotably supported on a second structural component on a front lateral edge by a pivot joint arranged in a pivoting axis in order to assume the extended cargo door positions on the loading hatch. The guiding mechanism features at least one actuator for moving the cargo door, a supporting device arranged on an actuating element, and a spring mechanism on the actuator for exerting a compressive force. | 10-31-2013 |
20130292515 | OVERPRESSURE DOOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The overpressure door, of axial type, includes a hatch configured to pivot about an axis between a closed position and an open position and an aerodynamic appendage securely attached to the hatch. The aerodynamic appendage makes it possible to produce a deflection of the external flow in the open position of the hatch of the door. | 11-07-2013 |
20130327892 | Aircraft Cabin Door Pressure Vent System - Disclosed is an aircraft door including a handle-activated pressure relief system that avoids potentially dangerous pressure differences between the cabin and the atmosphere outside the aircraft. A flow path is created between the inboard and outboard handles on the door. A pressure vent door is located in the flow path. The vent door being is opened when either of the inboard and outboard handle assemblies are activated. Once either handle is rotated beyond a particular point, a spring in the supporting mechanics becomes over-center. At the same time, the vent door comes under the influence of a magnet, snapping the vent open. After the door has been opened, it can be relatched by operating the handles in the reverse direction. The magnet and spring hold the vent door open until the aircraft door is fully latched, sealed, and secured. Only then does the vent door sealingly close. | 12-12-2013 |
20140021299 | Door Assembly, in Particular for a Helicopter, Provided with an Emergency Release Device - A door assembly, in particular for a helicopter, has a post; a door fitted to the post by a first and second hinge arranged on an outer wall of the post, so as to rotate about a hinge axis to open and close a door opening; and an emergency release device having a release handle, and a stem which extends through the post along a release axis substantially perpendicular to the hinge axis, rotates axially, in response to operation of the release handle, from a first to a second angular position to detach the door from the post, and is fixed at one axial end to the first hinge; the release handle being connected to the stem to rotate together with the stem about its release axis. | 01-23-2014 |
20140077035 | GUTTER PROFILE AND AIRCRAFT - A gutter profile for draining liquids on an aircraft, comprising a connecting section for connecting the gutter profile to an outer skin of the aircraft and comprising a drain section for forming a drain cross-section of the gutter profile. The drain section is pre-tensioned into a ground position which opens the drain cross-section and has a flow guiding device for transferring the drain section into a flight position which closes the drain cross-section. An aircraft having such a gutter profile is also disclosed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140103163 | AIRCRAFT AND CABIN DOOR - The invention relates to an aircraft including a cabin and a door panel ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140117161 | AIRCRAFT DOOR MECHANISM WITH HANDLE ACTUATED DESCENDER - A door assembly for an aircraft includes a partition panel disposed laterally within a fuselage of the aircraft and a descender panel moveably secured to a lower end of the partition panel for selectively closing an aisle opening defined below the partition panel. The door assembly further includes a handle disposed on the partition panel that is operatively connected to the descender panel through a link mechanism such that rotation of the handle is translated into movement of the descender panel to move the descender panel between a retracted position and a deployed position. | 05-01-2014 |
20140138488 | COUNTERBALANCE MECHANISM FOR BOTTOM-HINGED AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE DOORS - A counterbalance mechanism for counterbalancing weight of a bottom-hinged door (such as a clamshell-type airstair door of an aircraft) includes an operator handle, a hoist rod pivotally connected at one end to the operator handle and at an opposite end thereof to the door near a bottom region thereof. A force accumulator assembly is provided which includes a force biasing member which accumulates and dissipates a bias force when opening and closing the door, respectively, to provide mechanical counterbalance to the weight of the door. A bellcrank assembly operatively connects the operator handle to the force accumulator. In such a manner, weight counterbalancing of the door is achieved. | 05-22-2014 |
20140203144 | AIRCRAFT CARGO DOOR SHIELD - A cargo door shield system comprising a cargo door cover movable between a shield position below the fully opened cargo door, and a storage position permitting the cargo door to be moved uninhibited by the cover between the closed and fully opened positions. The system including a pair of spaced apart guide tracks movably supporting the cover for movement between the shield and storage positions, and extending below and spaced apart from the cargo door when the cargo door is in the fully opened position and being spaced apart sufficient to permit passage of the cargo door therebetween when the cargo door is moved between the closed and fully opened positions. | 07-24-2014 |
20140209747 | AIRCRAFT DOOR ARRANGEMENT - An aircraft door arrangement having a pivotable door for closing an aperture in the fuselage of an aircraft and selectively movable between closed and open positions by a linear actuating mechanism having a casing and a rod selectively extendable and retractable. An actuator mounting mounts the casing between two elements of the primary structure of the aircraft. The rod is pivotally coupled to the door. The actuator mounting includes a rigid mounting component including three legs extending in a common plane together with the casing and the rotation axis and each having a first and a second longitudinal end. The first and second legs symmetrically extend from the casing at an angle at opposite sides thereof. Each of the second ends of the first and second legs is rotatably coupled on the rotation axis to another one of the spaced elements of the primary structure of the aircraft. | 07-31-2014 |
20140346277 | DEVICE FOR LIMITING THE DEFLECTION ON A DOOR ARRANGED IN A FUSELAGE CELL OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a device for limiting the deflection of a door ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140367521 | SHELL STRUCTURE OF A FUSELAGE AT A DOOR OPENING AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SHELL STRUCTURE - A shell structure of a fuselage at a door opening of the fuselage comprising a main door frame arranged on a cross-sectional plane of the fuselage. A wall portion of the main door frame extends into the fuselage and forms at least part of a first monument wall. | 12-18-2014 |
20150014483 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT DOOR - A connection assembly for an emergency aircraft door. The assembly includes a first pair of non parallel links pivotally attached to the fuselage and a second pair of non parallel links attached to the door. One of the links of the first pair is pivotally connected to both links of the second pair, and one of the links of the second pair is pivotally connected to both links of the first pair. A compact assembly can be achieved. | 01-15-2015 |
20150090840 | CARGO DOOR ARRANGEMENT - A cargo door arrangement for an aircraft includes a fuselage portion, a cargo door and a locking mechanism. The fuselage portion includes a skin portion, at least one fuselage former and an opening. The cargo door includes at least one door former. The locking mechanism includes a first engagement element, a second engagement element and a connecting means. The first engagement element has a tapered portion and is rigidly connected to the door former. The second engagement element includes a tapered cavity having a shape matching the shape of the tapered portion and is rigidly connected the fuselage former. In the closed position the tapered portion is engageable with the cavity. The connecting means is adapted to rigidly connect in the closed position the door former to the first or second engagement element. | 04-02-2015 |
20150108275 | Door Migration Prevention System - According to some embodiments, a door system includes a door attachment device and a receiver. The door attachment device may be coupled to a door, and the receiver may be coupled to a door frame. A receiving surface of the receiver may be configured to at least partially receive the door attachment device along a first axis. The receiving surface may have a non-planar portion curved relative to the first axis such that the receiving surface responds to movement of the door attachment device in a direction parallel to a second axis, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis, by repositioning the door attachment device in a third direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the first axis and the second axis. | 04-23-2015 |
20150136908 | PASSENGER DOOR CORNER COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PASSENGER DOOR CORNER COMPONENT OF AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT - A manufacturing method for passenger door corner components of aircraft or spacecraft includes using additive layer manufacturing, ALM, to form an integral passenger door corner component. The integral passenger door corner component includes a substantially cruciform shape having a frame coupling member with two frame couplings as end pieces. The frame coupling member intersect with a beam coupling member with two beam couplings as end pieces. | 05-21-2015 |
20150329194 | PASSENGER AIRCRAFT WITH AN EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR - A passenger aircraft with a passenger cabin is described, wherein the passenger aircraft comprises a fully functional door, which is openable and closable and which is adapted for an entrance and an exit of passengers, and en emergency exit door, which is exclusively adapted for an emergency exit of passengers from the passenger cabin. Therein, the emergency exit door is arranged in an area of a fuselage of the passenger aircraft, which is arranged ahead of and/or behind of wings of the passenger aircraft. | 11-19-2015 |
20150344121 | SIGNAL INITIATION FOR AIRCRAFT DOORS - A signal-initiation device for initiating control signals in an aircraft fuselage, an aircraft fuselage including a signal-initiation device of such a type, an aircraft including such a fuselage, and the use of a signal-initiation device of such a type. The signal-initiation device for initiating control signals in an aircraft fuselage comprises a switching area configured to generate at least one control signal for controlling at least one orifice shutter present in the aircraft fuselage; and an initiating component connected to the switching area, configured to introduce the at least one control signal into the aircraft fuselage. | 12-03-2015 |
20150344122 | AIRCRAFT DOOR AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH AN AIRCRAFT DOOR - An aircraft door includes an outer shell with an exterior and an interior, a stiffening structure arranged on the interior of the outer shell, and at least one door seal arranged on the interior of the outer shell. The door seal is circumferential in an edge region. In the edge region between the outer shell and the door seal at least one circumferential stiffening component is arranged that is connected to the stiffening structure. Thus, in a particularly simple manner and without modifications to a stiffening structure, an aircraft door may be provided with very substantial stiffness in an edge region. | 12-03-2015 |
20150344123 | FUSELAGE EQUIPMENT FORMING AN ACCESS DOOR AND COMPRISING A DISCHARGE CONTROL VALVE FOR PRESSURIZATION AIR - In order to limit the number of openings in an aircraft fuselage and to reduce the mass thereof, the invention makes provision for an item of aircraft fuselage equipment which is intended to be mounted in an opening of the fuselage, the item of equipment being configured to block/release an access passage which affords access to the inner side of the aircraft and which also comprises a discharge control valve for pressurization air. | 12-03-2015 |
20150353182 | DOUBLE HINGED ACCESS PANEL FOR AIRCRAFT - An access door assembly includes a door panel located at a door opening and a primary hinge having a primary hinge axis and operably connected to the door panel. A guide track is affixed at the door opening and is operably connected to the door panel to guide rotation of the door panel about the first hinge axis. A secondary hinge having a secondary hinge axis is operably connected to the door panel. The secondary hinge allows for rotation of a first portion of the door panel about the secondary hinge axis, while a second portion of the door panel is stationary. | 12-10-2015 |
20150375845 | AEROPLANE EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL ESCAPE HATCH HAVING A DOUBLE OPENING CONTROLLER - An aeroplane includes an escape opening passing through an external skin and an internal bulkhead. The escape opening is closed off by an external escape hatch having an external opening controller. The aeroplane further includes an internal escape hatch that closes off said escape opening flush with the internal bulkhead, and kept closed by at least one catch movable between a locked state and unlocked state, a first opening controller that controls the passage from the locked state to the unlocked state of the catch being accessible from inside the aeroplane, and a second opening controller that controls the passage from the locked state to the unlocked state of the catch being positioned such that the actuation of the external opening controller of the external escape hatch or the passage of the external escape hatch from the closed position to the open position causes the second opening controller to be actuated. | 12-31-2015 |
20150375866 | Aeroplane Equipped With An Internal Escape Hatch Incorporating A Pressure Regulating System - An aeroplane includes an external skin and an internal bulkhead delimiting a cabin, and an escape opening passing through the external skin and the internal bulkhead. The escape opening is closed off by an external escape hatch disposed flush with the external skin. The aeroplane also includes an internal escape hatch that closes off the escape opening disposed flush with the internal bulkhead, and pressure regulating means capable of automatically triggering an opening of the internal escape hatch or a part of the internal escape hatch when a pressure differential on both sides of the internal escape hatch exceeds a determined value. | 12-31-2015 |
20160001871 | Fuel Tank Access Door Systems And Methods - Aircraft fuel tank access door systems and methods incorporating one or more of an outer fuel tank access door completely encapsulated by a dielectric material and an inner fuel tank access door comprising at least one drainage feature are disclosed. These systems and methods reduce or prevent (i) fuel pooling on the inner fuel tank access door, (ii) moisture pooling between the inner and outer fuel tank access doors, and (iii) p-static build up and lightning attachment to the outer fuel tank access door to increase safety, reduce the likelihood of corrosion and ease installation of the fuel tank access door system. | 01-07-2016 |
20160019770 | Apparatus For Operating A Door Of An Aircraft, An Aircraft Having Such An Apparatus And Method For Operating A Door Of An Aircraft - A system for operating an aircraft door includes an operating handle having a lever and a grip, a slide arming means movable between a first position representing an armed state and a second position representing a disarmed state, a control unit coupled with the slide arming means, warning means arranged in the vicinity of the slide arming means and a sensor. The sensor is adapted for detecting the proximity of a hand of a user in a field around the grip, which field covers a distance of at least 10 cm and not exceeding 50 cm to the grip, and for producing a proximity signal representing the proximity of a hand of a person. The control unit is adapted for operating the warning means on receiving the proximity signal of the sensor to attention to the slide arming means when the slide arming means is in the first position. | 01-21-2016 |
20160039517 | SYSTEM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A GEAR BAY - The present disclosure provides a system for opening and closing, in a substantially longitudinal direction, at least one hatch of a landing gear bay of an aircraft. In particular, the system includes: a proximal guide rod and a distal guide rod, each having a first end pivotably attachable to the hatch, and a second end pivotably attachable to a stationary inner structure of the gear bay, and arranged such as to form a deformable parallelogram hinge; and at least one drive rod having a first end that is pivotably attachable to the hatch, and a second end that is pivotably attachable to a landing gear leg. | 02-11-2016 |
20160052615 | AIRFRAME COMPONENT WITH ELECTRICALLY BONDED CONNECTIONS - An airframe component is provided and includes first and second components having respective first and second opposite surfaces and edge portions, the first component defining a plane and the second component being attachable to the first surface of the first component as a protrusion from the plane, a first conductive layer disposed to wrap around the edge portion of the first component from the first surface to the second surface, a second conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the second component to extend beyond the edge portion and an insulation layer interposable between the first and second conductive layers and between a periphery of the first surface of the second component and the second conductive layer. | 02-25-2016 |
20160068262 | AIRCRAFT HAVING LANDING GEAR DOORS AND A SYSTEM FOR MANEUVERING THE DOORS - An aircraft with a landing gear, a compartment to stow the landing gear and doors for the compartment movable between an open position and a closed position. The movement of the doors is controlled by a maneuvering system having two transmission chains or linkages each connecting one of the doors to an actuation member that includes a rotatable arm and an actuating cylinder. Each transmission chain or linkage has a relay element mounted pivotably on a structural element of the aircraft, a first connection element between the arm and the relay element, and a second connection element between the door and the relay element. | 03-10-2016 |
20160090196 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT DOOR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM - The present invention relates to produce a display of the environment of the aircraft by combining live shooting by replacing a window with a camera lens and an illumination of this environment in suitable radiation ranges, connected with a display. According to the invention, a system for displaying the environment of an aircraft includes in a door ( | 03-31-2016 |
20160115721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED MAGNETIC SLIDER ASSEMBLY FOR HANGING PARTITION - There is provided a system for an integrated magnetic slider assembly. The system has the integrated magnetic slider assembly with a slider portion, a hanger portion coupled to or integrated with the slider portion, and one or more magnets coupled to the hanger portion. The system further has a longitudinal hanging device configured for coupling to and suspending the slider portion of the integrated magnetic slider assembly. The system further has at least one hanging partition configured for coupling to the hanger portion of the integrated magnetic slider assembly, the at least one hanging partition having a plurality of pleats. All the magnets in a plurality of integrated magnetic slider assemblies are vertically aligned with respect to each other to cause a magnetic attraction between adjacent magnets in order to hold the plurality of pleats together, when the at least one hanging partition is in a retracted position. | 04-28-2016 |
20160144944 | DOOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A door for an aircraft includes a first panel divisible into at least two first slats that are releasably connected to one another, a first tensioning cable attached between the at least two first slats, and a first tensioner connected to the first tensioning cable and being operative to apply a first tension thereto, thereby permitting the first tensioning cable to hold the at least two first slats together to form the first panel and to release the first tension in the first tensioning cable upon occurrence of a release action, thereby permitting the at least two first slats to dissociate from one another so that the first panel fragments. | 05-26-2016 |
20160185440 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A HATCH AND A FALL-PROTECTION DEVICE - An aircraft including a hatch and a fall-protection device. The aircraft includes a structure exhibiting a roof pierced with an opening, a cover plate, and a lock provided to adopt a locking position in which the lock holds the cover plate in the closed position in the opening or, alternatively, an unlocked position in which the lock does not hold the cover plate. The aircraft further comprises at least one fall-protection device provided so that when the lock moves into the unlocked position it is in a first position in which it allows movement of the cover plate under the influence of gravity from its closed position to an intermediate position in which the cover plate is suspended from the structure and then moves from the first position into a second position during the course of which the cover plate moves from the intermediate position into an open position in which it is no longer attached to the structure. | 06-30-2016 |
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20220135201 | COAXIAL PRESSURE LOCK ASSEMBLY OF AN AIRCRAFT DOOR - A coaxial pressure lock assembly of an aircraft door, the coaxial pressure lock assembly comprises a pressure panel positioned adjacent an opening formed in the aircraft door such that the pressure panel is seated in the opening when the pressure panel is in a closed position, and a latch shaft extending through a clevis of the pressure panel. The latch shaft is configured to rotate about a latch shaft rotational axis extending through the latch shaft. The pressure panel is rotatable between the closed position and an open position about the latch shaft rotational axis. The latch shaft is a portion of a latch assembly configured to allow or prevent unlatching the aircraft door. | 05-05-2022 |